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to whom this was addressed instantly sprung at h i m and severed the scalp from his head.* Some very interesting t raits o f the character of the Crows are exhibited i n an adventure of a noted t rapper   Mr. R obert Brownell, as given i n M r . Irving's b ook. T h i s traveler was at one time hospitably entertained by the celebrated Crow chief, Arapooish, i n whose care he had placed a large and valuable package of furs. The greater part of his goods h ad been b uried in the ground for greater safety. These, however, were all Btolen, the number of beaver skins included being one hundred and fifty. Upon hearing t his, A rapooish immediately assembled all the men of the village, and after making a speech, i n which he vehemently declaimed against their bad f aith t owards the stranger, and declared that he would neither touch food n or drink u ntil the skins should all be returned. The Indians at once acknowledged their guilt and returned the goods. In a former chapter I have mentioned the strength of maternal affection among the Sioux. W e now have numerous anecdotes e xemplifying the enduring and powerful attachment between the sexes a mong the F a r W est tribes; but this was not only among the Indians alone, but when they had intermarried with whites. One of these instances is as follows: " A m o n g the free trappers i n the Rocky Mountain band was a spirited young M exican, n amed Loretto, who, i n the course o f his wanderings, had ransomed a beautiful LTackfoot g i r l f rom a band of Crows, by whom she had been c aptured. H e made her his wife, after the Indian style, and she had followed his fortunes ever since w ith the most devoted affection." In M r . B rownell's work we find the same incident referred to i n these words: "The company one day f ell i n w ith a n umerous party of B lackfeet warriors, and the preliminary steps were taken for a parley, and for smoking the calumet, i n token of peace. A t this moment, Loretto's Indian wife perceived her own brother among the hand. Leaving her infant w ith L oretto, she rushed forward and threw herself upon her brother's neck, who clasped his long-lost sister to his heart w ith a w armth of affection but little compatible w ith t he reputed stoicism of the savage.
* Brownell's Indian Races.